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In Molecular Psychiatry, Rebecca Price, PhD, and H. Nur Eken, MD, revealed the neurocognitive mechanism at play during a novel synergistic treatment (ketamine+ASAT training), which accounts for an extended reduction of depression symptoms.
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Welcome new clinical faculty members Patrick Frailey, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and Michael Rudnac, DO (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)! bit.ly/3BisGj9
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We're thrilled to be joined by our brand-new clinical psychology interns! Meet them here: bit.ly/3Bio8sU
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Welcome, Mark Beuger, MD, and Andrea Montilla, MD! Dr. Beuger provides clinical service with the Community Treatment Team, and Dr. Montilla sees patients on the Eating Disorders unit and General Adult unit at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. bit.ly/47n2ShE
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Rebecca Thurston, PhD, & colleagues recently published a study in Alzheimer's & Dementia underscoring the importance of endogenous reproductive hormones, particularly estrone and FSH, to women's cerebrovascular health in late midlife. bit.ly/3AXJCvb
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Nadine Melhem, PhD, has been promoted to Professor! She studies the risk for psychiatric disorders in children with trauma/prolonged grief and familial/genetic contributors to suicide risk. bit.ly/3z77rAa
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In PNAS, Timothy Allen, PhD & colleagues report findings that suggest the default network plays a critical role in monitoring our social experience and helping us to adjust our strategy toward others. bit.ly/3ZwmP3Z
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We are delighted to announce that Oliver Lindhiem, PhD, has received tenure! Dr. Lindhiem is recognized in the field of child psychiatry for the development of parenting-based interventions to prevent and treat childhood disruptive behavior disorders. bit.ly/477brwT
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Despite established sex differences in the presentation of psychiatric disorders, little is known about cellular/synaptic mechanisms guiding these differences. A new study describe sex differences in mechanisms that regulate top-down control over drinking. bit.ly/3X6z306
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JOIN US: Your involvement increases awareness, funds scientific research, and provides resources and aid to those impacted by suicide. For more information about the walk, and to register for our team, UPMC Western Behavioral Health, click here: bit.ly/3WTxp1S
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In a paper published in Biological Psychiatry, investigators reported that an EEG waveform derivative accurately tracked real-time Ca2+melanin-concentrating hormone in rats. bit.ly/3Z0VXIN
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Daniel Buysse, MD, is an internationally recognized sleep expert, specializing in insomnia. We spoke with Dr. Buysse about understanding and treating insomnia, including the use of cognitive behavioral therapy and medication. bit.ly/46V8qQe
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We are pleased to announce that Erika Forbes, PhD, has been elected to the BBRF Scientific Council! Dr. Forbes is an expert on the role of neural reward circuitry in the development of depression during adolescence and young adulthood. bit.ly/3YxpmKt
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Investigators led by Susanne Ahmari, MD, PhD, have published data suggesting that indirect pathway neurons in the striatum may play an important role in compulsive behavior disorders-- work that could lead to new treatment approaches for OCD. bit.ly/3WVCCrn
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NIDA has recently awarded Pitt Psychiatry a T32 postdoc training grant in substance use disorder research! SMART is led by Colleen McClung, PhD & Mary Torregrossa, PhD. See more: bit.ly/3ycgYW5
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Congratulations to @BellaverBruna @LabPascoal on receiving Publication of the Year Award in the biofluid biomarkers category from the Alzheimer's Association for this work!
Why many Aβ-positive cognitively unimpaired individuals do not develop downstream tau pathology? Our new study led by @BellaverBruna published in @NatureMedicine shows that looking at reactive astrocytes may help start solving this question. rb.gy/y9qkj
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Mary Ganguli, MD, MPH, recently published 2 papers reporting on effective strategies to recruit diverse study participants, as well as potentially modifiable risk factors assoc w mild cognitive impairment in different ethnoracial groups bit.ly/3LHLNVz
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Pitt Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to two new faculty members Daniel Wonjae Chung, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and Matthew Geramita, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry)! bit.ly/3zNU1sH
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